Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics11.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAlienware M17xR3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR3
Memory2.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120820
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '19 at 06:26
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2720QM-$85
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.6% Good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 80
2-Core 150
65% 106 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 377
40% 320 Pts
64-Core 230
14% 230 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6970M
Dell(1028 04BA) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.3.0.0
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Lighting 15.8
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 12.8
13% 13.6 fps
MRender 10.1
Gravity 10.1
Splatting 15.5
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD10JUCT-63J6SY0 1TB
609GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 85 76 94 93 94 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 97.5
Write 97.8
Mixed 49
SusWrite 82.6
60% 81.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
45.5% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 14.2
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 14.8
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M17xR3 Builds (Compare 275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $309
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